Blount County, TN
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 35.69, -83.92.
Assembled 2026-10-07. Read the brief.
- 85th pct · 450th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 90th pct · 10th of 95 Tennessee counties · median $259,021
- 87th pct · 2nd of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median $302,780
- 46th pct · 1,638th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 40th pct · 57th of 95 Tennessee counties · median +3.2%
- 25th pct · 7th of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median +3.5%
- 74th pct · 351st of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 88th pct · 6th of 46 Tennessee counties · median $1,490
- 100th pct · 1st of 5 counties in the Knoxville metro · median $1,738
- 85th pct · 458th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 87th pct · 13th of 95 Tennessee counties · median 8,576
- 87th pct · 2nd of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median 18,137
- 77th pct · 723rd of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 82nd pct · 17th of 95 Tennessee counties · median $1,030
- 62nd pct · 4th of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median $1,098
- 81st pct · 559th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 86th pct · 14th of 95 Tennessee counties · median 5.0
- 87th pct · 2nd of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median 5.5
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $394,967 (Aug 2026), +2.6% over one year, +38.8% over five
- 85th pct · 450th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 90th pct · 10th of 95 Tennessee counties · median $259,021
- 87th pct · 2nd of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median $302,780
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blount County, TN | $394,967 · +2.6% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,828/mo (Aug 2026), +1.7% over one year; price-to-rent 18.0
- 74th pct · 351st of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 88th pct · 6th of 46 Tennessee counties · median $1,490
- 100th pct · 1st of 5 counties in the Knoxville metro · median $1,738
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blount County, TN | $1,828/mo · +1.7% 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $2,162 a month on $394,967 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,248 a month: 41.2% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $394,967 × 80% = $315,973, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $2,162/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,211 × 52 / 12 = $5,248) = 41% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $394,967 / ($1,211 × 52) = 6.3
- price-to-rent = $394,967 / ($1,828 × 12) = 18.0
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
57,988 jobs at 3,352 employers (2026 Q1); +3.4% jobs and +1.6% average weekly wage over the year
- 85th pct · 458th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 87th pct · 13th of 95 Tennessee counties · median 8,576
- 87th pct · 2nd of 9 counties in the Knoxville metro · median 18,137
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blount County, TN | 57,988 jobs · $1,211/wk · +3.4% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 8,523 | $1,589 | 1.83 | -3.8% |
| Retail trade | 7,002 | $969 | 1.24 | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 6,300 | $566 | 1.21 | +1.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 5,632 | $997 | 2.30 | +27.6% |
| Health care and social assistance | 5,516 | $1,357 | 0.63 | +19.6% |
| Administrative and waste services | 3,526 | $682 | 1.07 | +27.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,313 | $2,025 | 1.04 | -1.4% |
| Professional and technical services | 2,087 | $1,639 | 0.52 | +1.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 2,037 | $1,807 | 0.86 | +0.4% |
| Other services | 1,521 | $1,014 | 0.88 | +1.9% |
| Management of companies | 966 | $2,937 | 0.99 | +0.5% |
| Educational services | 893 | $685 | 0.72 | +0.6% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Water #
Banks & federal dollars #
$3.2 bn in deposits at 28 offices of 15 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,463, moderately concentrated. $1.0 bn federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $961.8 m, grants $50.3 m), $17,494 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| First Horizon Bank | $914.2 m · 28.8% share · 4 offices | |
| CBBC Bank | $478.8 m · 15.1% share · 7 offices | |
| Regions Bank | $397.4 m · 12.5% share · 3 offices | |
| Blount, TN | $1.0 bn FY2026 · $17,494/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $952.7 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon Bank | $914,240,000 | 28.8% | 4 |
| CBBC Bank | $478,810,000 | 15.1% | 7 |
| Regions Bank | $397,376,000 | 12.5% | 3 |
| Truist Bank | $303,774,000 | 9.6% | 2 |
| Pinnacle Bank | $256,988,000 | 8.1% | 1 |
| SmartBank | $200,876,000 | 6.3% | 2 |
| Renasant Bank | $133,770,000 | 4.2% | 1 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $107,546,000 | 3.4% | 1 |
| Simmons Bank | $90,146,000 | 2.8% | 1 |
| First Century Bank | $88,511,000 | 2.8% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,463 across 15 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 15 banks with deposits in the county = 28.8² + 15.1² + 12.5² + … (12 more) = 1,463
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $823,778,672 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $122,099,757 |
| Department of Transportation | $36,685,416 |
| Department of Defense | $14,191,391 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $7,039,140 |
| Department of Education | $3,788,987 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $3,626,188 |
| Department of Agriculture | $2,198,864 |
| Department of Commerce | $1,050,000 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $787,920 |
| General Services Administration | $309,182 |
| National Gallery of Art | $149,100 |
That is $17,494 per covered job, against 57,988 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $1.0 bn / 57,988 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $17,494
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 3.00 | 2026-10-06 | -50.0% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Blount County, TN: 8 findings, 8 noted
noteBlount County, TN's covered employment was 3.4% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +3.4 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteBlount County, TN's average weekly wage was 1.6% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +1.6 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteBlount County, TN's typical asking rent of $1,828 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Knoxville metro, against a median of $1,738.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Knoxville metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBlount County, TN's covered employment of +3.4% ranks 6th of 95 Tennessee counties, against a median of -0.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 95 Tennessee counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBlount County, TN's typical home value of $394,967 ranks 10th of 95 Tennessee counties, against a median of $259,021.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 95 Tennessee counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.